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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration lacks the discipline that characterized her political mentor's approach, one of the late Shinzo Abe's closest allies says, as doubts about Takaichi's governing style grow. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/06/japan/politics/hagiuda-interview-abe-takaichi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #koichihagiuda #ldp #shinzoabe

Japan's parliament extension has played havoc with lawmakers' overseas travel plans, as a Lower House committee turned down a trip request from some ruling lawmakers but approved others' plans during it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/23/japan/politics/lawmakers-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #tarokono #takayukikobayashi #koichihagiuda #papuanewguinea #fiji #solomonislands #vietnam #singapore #indopacific

A power struggle is brewing among former members of a now-defunct faction of the LDP that was once led by the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/10/japan/politics/ex-abe-faction-power-struggle/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shinzoabe #koichihagiuda #politicalfunds

Japan' Liberal Democratic Party is seeking to have the Democratic Party for the People become a coalition partner as it looks to cement its legislative power after a landslide victory in February's Lower House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/03/japan/politics/ldp-dpp-coalition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #dpp #sanaetakaichi #yuichirotamaki #koichihagiuda #jip

A new support group has emerged within the Liberal Democratic Party with the aim of consolidating Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's power and preventing the rise of other groups that could mount a challenge against her. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/12/japan/politics/takaichi-support-group/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #taroaso #koichihagiuda #shinjirokoizumi #toshimitsumotegi

The intense competition faced by Centrist Reform Alliance heavyweights in districts where they have enjoyed solid support for decades shows just how much of an uphill battle Sunday’s election is for the fledgling party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/politics/cra-veterans-tight-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yukioedano #ichiroozawa #junazumi #koichihagiuda #2026lowerhouseelection #cra

Koichi Hagiuda, an LDP executive who is running in the Tokyo No. 24 constituency, is seeking to fully re-emerge from the party's high-profile slush fund scandal with an election victory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/politics/lower-house-election-tokyo-koichi-hagiuda/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2026lowerhouseelection #koichihagiuda #ldp #politicalfunds #tokyo #komeito #hachioji

Recent remarks of senior members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Japan Innovation Party coalition have put the topic of a snap election back into focus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/08/japan/politics/diet-dissolution-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #sanaetakaichi #hirofumiyoshimura #koichihagiuda

A wave of visits to Taiwan by Japanese lawmakers is underway, underscoring the close ties between Tokyo and Taipei and drawing a sharp response from Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/politics/japan-lawmakers-visit-taiwan-china-anger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #koichihagiuda #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #laichingte #ldp

Koichi Hagiuda, deputy secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Monday agreed to strengthen Japan-Taiwan relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/politics/japan-ldp-exec-taiwan-president-meet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #koichihagiuda #laichingte #taiwanjapanrelations #ldp #chinajapanrelations

Lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party continue to visit Taiwan despite the current tensions between Japan and China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/japan/politics/japan-ldp-lawmakers-taiwan-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #ldp #koichihagiuda #sanaetakaichi

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura agreed to submit a bill during the current parliamentary session that will reduce the number of Lower House seats by 10%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/japan/politics/seats-reduction-ldp-jip-agreement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #lowerhouse #diet #hirofumiyoshimura #komeito #koichihagiuda

The move, approved after the launch of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet, may draw criticism, as public sentiment on the scandal remains strong. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/23/japan/politics/slush-fund-lawmakers-posts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #koichihagiuda #corruption

A Tokyo court on Friday fined a policy secretary of LDP lawmaker Koichi Hagiuda for violating the political funds control law, amid fallout from a ruling party scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/japan/koichi-hagiuda-secretary-fined/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politicalfunds #ldp #koichihagiuda #japanesecourts

A Japanese panel of citizens has voted against a decision by prosecutors not to indict a former secretary of lawmaker Koichi Hagiuda over a slush funds scandal at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/06/japan/politics/hagiuda-secretary-slush-funds/ #japan #politics #koichihagiuda #politicalfunds #ldp

About 60% of candidates involved in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's "slush fund" scandal lost in the election of the House of Representatives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/28/japan/politics/japan-lower-house-election-slush-fund-scandal-loss/ #japan #politics #2024lowerhouseelection #ldp #politicalfunds #koichihagiuda #yasutoshinishimura #hakubunshimomura #hiroshigeseko

The electoral race in Tokyo's Hachioji is emblematic of the present state of Japanese politics, where the ruling LDP is grappling with a widespread backlash but the opposition is struggling to capitalize on the public’s lingering dissatisfaction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/18/japan/politics/general-election-tokyo-24-race/ #japan #politics #2024lowerhouseelection #koichihagiuda #yoshifuarita #yoshihikonoda #ldp #cdp #jcp #komeito

Koichi Hagiuda on Tuesday expressed his intention to resign as leader of the LDP's Tokyo chapter to take responsibility for the party's poor showing in metropolitan assembly by-elections earlier this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/16/japan/politics/ldp-hagiuda-tokyo-chapter-resign/ #japan #politics #ldp #koichihagiuda #2024tokyobyelections

Police on Monday arrested a 33-year-old former secretary to ex-Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Koichi Hagiuda for allegedly drinking and driving the day before in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/17/japan/crime-legal/hagiuda-former-secretary-drunken-driving-arrest/ #japan #crimelegal #drinking #driving #japanesepolice #hachioji #koichihagiuda #ldp

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s punitive actions toward 39 Liberal Democratic Party members caught up in a slush funds scandal was about finding scapegoats and shoring up potential allies for key elections later this month and beyond, experts say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/politics/ldp-punishments-analysis/ #japan #politics #ldp #politicalfunds #koichihagiuda #toshimitsumotegi #hiroshigeseko #fumiokishida #toshihironikai

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction is believed to have underreported revenue from its fundraising events to reimburse its members for more than a decade, an LDP internal investigation has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/16/japan/politics/abe-faction-slush-funds-report/ #japan #politics #ldp #politicalfunds #shinzoabe #fumiokishida #koichihagiuda

Koichi Hagiuda, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s former policy chief, has become the latest veteran lawmaker to be questioned on a voluntary basis over a political funds scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/26/japan/politics/ldp-funds-scandal-hagiuda/?utm_content=buffer09137&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #ldp #koichihagiuda #fumiokishida #shinzoabe

A day after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida explained the gist of his planned tax cuts, ruling and opposition parties questioned him on the actual impact of the measures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/27/japan/politics/kishida-budget-committee/?utm_content=buffer7319f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #diet #taxes #japaneseeconomy #ldp #cdp #koichihagiuda #kaoriishikawa #komeito #akiranagatsuma

The debate over Kishida's proposed economic stimulus package to tackle rising inflation and provide handouts to families will likely be the focus of a parliamentary session slated to begin Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/19/japan/politics/parliament-session-stimulus-package/?utm_content=bufferd987f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fumiokishida #toshimitsumotegi #koichihagiuda #kentaizumi #fumitakefujita #ldp #komeito #cdp #nipponishinnokai #diet

Japanese ruling party executive Koichi Hagiuda arrived in Taiwan on Monday for a three-day stay. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/10/japan/politics/ldp-hagiuda-taiwan-visit/?utm_content=bufferbe944&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #koichihagiuda #ldp #taiwanjapanrelations

Koichi Hagiuda, policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will visit Taiwan for three days from Monday, the party said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/06/japan/koichi-hagiuda-taiwan-visit/?utm_content=buffer92a4f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #koichihagiuda #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #china #ldp

With a potential snap election looming, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is facing criticism after he failed to announce details on the funding of a major expansion of child care. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/02/national/politics-diplomacy/kishida-child-care-funding-postponement/?utm_content=bufferba567&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #children #fumiokishida #ldp #budgets #toshimitsumotegi #parenthood #koichihagiuda #kentaizumi #cdp